Guidance Documents

A guidance document that provides a broad overview of how employers’ use of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and other technologies in hiring and employment may result in unlawful discrimination against people with disabilities under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The is a letter to all state attorneys general reminding them of legal provisions that protect transgender youth against discrimination, including when those youth seek gender-affirming care. The letter advises states that laws and policies that prevent individuals from receiving gender-affirming medical care may infringe on federal constitutional protections under the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

This guidance describes how state and local governments and businesses open to the public can make sure that their websites are accessible to people with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

This document is an interagency statement (with HUD, CFPB, and FHFA) regarding special purpose credit programs (SPCP) under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), and its implementing regulation, Regulation B. The statement reminds creditors of their ability to establish SPCPs to better meet the needs of underserved communities. The statement also calls attention to recent HUD guidance on SPCPs.

This document is an updated summary report on the legal and evidentiary frameworks that justify the continued use of race or sex, in appropriate circumstances, by federal agencies to remedy the current and lingering effects of discrimination in federal contracting programs. Read the Federal Register notice.

This Q&A addresses the Americans with Disabilities Act’s application to the many outdoor restaurants and retail spaces established due to COVID-19.   

The purpose of this letter is to provide all federal explosives licensees and permittees guidance on the safe storage of explosive materials. Electronic nicotine delivery systems, or other similar devices, are electronic devices that, through an aerosolized solution, deliver nicotine, flavor, and/or other substances (including non-tobacco products) to the user inhaling from the device.

Email to credit counseling agencies and debtor education providers concerning Emergency Rental Assistance Programs

What's in this Issue?: New Assistant Director and Deputy Assistant Director, Enforcement Programs and Services; FEID Personnel Changes, Updated Form for Explosives Theft or Loss; Articles Pyrotechnic Exemption; and more.

The guidance is intended to help businesses understand how they can work together to rebuild affected communities without violating the antitrust laws.

This document (issued jointly with ED-OCR) is an updated resource for families and educators on confronting discrimination based on national origin and immigration status. It recognizes that children sometimes face barriers to enrolling or participating in school because of limited English proficiency or because they or their parents or guardians are not U.S. citizens or lack immigration documentation.

This document provides information on the requirements federal law imposes on state and local governments and election officials to preserve and retain election records and the criminal penalties associated with the willful failure to comply with those requirements. This guidance document also details the statutes that prohibit the intimidation of voters and the department’s commitment to act if any person engages in actions that violate the law.